How To Install gtk-layer-shell-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-layer-shell-doc on Debian 12.
What is gtk-layer-shell-doc
gtk-layer-shell-doc is:
A library to write GTK applications that use Layer Shell. This library only makes sense on Wayland compositors that support Layer Shell, and will not work on X11. It supports all Layer Shell features including popups and popovers (GTK popups Just Work??). Please open issues for any bugs you come across.
This package contains the HTML documentation for the GTK library in /usr/share/gtk-doc/gtk-layer-shell/ .
There are three methods to install gtk-layer-shell-doc on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gtk-layer-shell-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk-layer-shell-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gtk-layer-shell-doc
Install gtk-layer-shell-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk-layer-shell-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gtk-layer-shell-doc
Install gtk-layer-shell-doc Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk-layer-shell-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gtk-layer-shell-doc
How To Uninstall gtk-layer-shell-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gtk-layer-shell-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gtk-layer-shell-doc
Uninstall gtk-layer-shell-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gtk-layer-shell-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk-layer-shell-doc
Remove gtk-layer-shell-doc Configurations and Data
To remove gtk-layer-shell-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gtk-layer-shell-doc
Remove gtk-layer-shell-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gtk-layer-shell-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk-layer-shell-doc
Dependencies
gtk-layer-shell-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-layer-shell-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
